Programs

Medical Anthropology Minor

Program Description: The medical anthropology minor provides a holistic perspective utilizing both cultural and biological approaches to investigate human experiences of illness, suffering and healing. The minor explores how culture shapes healing systems; examines the relationships between healing and other social institutions; and investigates the political and economic influences on disease patterns and health outcomes. Students also learn anthropological research methods essential to medical anthropology. They select a specific culture area for an appreciation of deep-rooted assumptions in another culture and two electives. This minor will enhance the student's ability to provide health care to the cultural diverse populations that characterize contemporary America as well as providing health care in the global community.

(Three credits from the following:)
ANT 101 Introduction to Native American Studies 3 credits
ANT 111 Introduction to Anthropology: Human and Cultural Diversity 3 credits
ANT 112 Introduction to Anthropology: Culture, Energy and Sustainability 3 credits

(The following:)
ANT 363 Medical Anthropology 3 credits

(Three credits from the following:)
ANT 312 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences 3 credits
ANT 316 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences 3 credits

(Three credits from the following:)
ANT 331 Indians of the Great Plains 3 credits 
ANT 342 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa 3 credits
ANT 343 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America 3 credits
ANT 346 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America 3 credits
ANT 424 Sustainability and Rural America 3 credits 

(Six credits from the following:)
ANT 301 Social and Cultural Theory 3 credits 
ANT 307 Demography: World Population Issues 3 credits
ANT 314 Statistics for the Social Sciences
ANT 315 Healthcare, Society, and Culture 3 credits
ANT 317 Global Health Issues 3 credits
ANT 340 Native American Cultures and Health 3 credits
ANT 411 Social Inequality and Stratification 3 credits
ANT 352 Witchcraft, Oracles & Magic: Anthropological Study of Religion 3 credits
ANT 383 Cultural Epidemiology: Global Perspectives 3 credits
PLS 334 Public Policy and Health Care 3 credits
PSY 428 Multicultural Issues in Psychology 3 credits
 


Course Rotation Schedule